Device for suspending irons from the movable arms of ironing machines



' .Jan. 8, 1929.

H. F. TOL

DEVICE FOR SUSPENDING IRONS FROM THE MOVABLE ARMS OF IRONING MACHINESFiled Dec'. 5, 1927 Patented Jan. 8, 1929.

UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE."

HERMANUS FRANCISCUS TOL, OF THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS DEVICE non SUSPENDINGInoivs' FROM THE MOVABLE ARMS or IRONING MACHINES.

7 Application filed December 5, 1927, Serial No. 237,963, and in theNetherlands October 12, 1927.

The invention relates to a device for suspending an iron from themovable arm of an ironingmachine and it has for its'object to enable theoperator to easily rotate the-iron abouta vertical axis over 180 and toreplace the iron by another one in a convenient inan ner.

The first mentioned man pulation is wantedin order to move theiron withits point in another direction, the second manipulation has theadvantage, that various irons of difterent shape for special purposesmay be quickly-mounted. Y p v According to the invention the devicecomprises a vertical spindle with aflangc-shaped part at its lower sideand means for supporting said spindle in a rotatable position in themovable arm. At the topside ot the spindle a handle may be arranged forrotating the spindle with the iron fixed to it, in any desired directionand to a lock it in the arm at various angles with respect to themovement of the iron in the machine.

The spindle may be made hollow in order to have a passage forintroducing the heat ing medium intothe body of the iron.

The iron may be attached to the flange of the spindle by means of aspecial ring, which may be coupled with the flange by a bayonetjoint,whereas means are provided for locking the ring to the flange.

The invention and its novel features as pointed out in the claims willhe more fully understood with reference to the accompanying drawing inwhich one embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example.

Fig. 1 is a vertical section,

of Fig. 1, j

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively a section 1n a plane perpendicular tothat of Fig. l and a top view of the upper part of the device.

In the movable arm 1 of the ironing machine a double ball bearing 2 isarranged and locked by means of the gland 3. The ring 4 of thisball-bearing is fixed on a suspension,

spindle 5. This ring bears upon a collar of this spindle and is'pressedthereon by means of a sleeve 6 and a nut 18 screwed upon the end of thespindle 5.

In this way the spindle 5 is rotatably sus pended in the arm 1. Rotationof the'spindie 5 in the sleeve 6 is prevented by the screw '19.

At the lower end of the spindle is provided with a flange 7, consistingof a circular disc,

from which two diametrically positioned seg-i ments are removed. Theremainingcircular parts of the periphery of the disc are pro- In theillustrated position (Fig. 1) the iron is suspended "from the flange"(of the spindle .5 by means of the ribs 9. Therotation of the ring 10with respect to the flange '7 is prevented by a. locking plate 13,attached to the ringlO by a bolt 14. In the posit-ion illus-, trated inFig. Qthe periphery of the plate 13 is meshing .with'a recess 15 inflange 7 by which this flange c-annot'rotate with respect to the ring10. The plate 13 has also a recess 16 at its periphery and when theplate 13 is moved around the pin lat so far that this recess 16corresponds with the edge of flange 7 one may rotate the ring 10 (andthe iron) with respect to the flange 7. In this way one may move theribs 9 out of the groove '8 in the flange and disconnect the iron fromthe spindle. On rotating the spindle over out of the. illustratedposition (Fig. 2) the grooves 8 lie just between the two ribs 9 of thering and the iron falls out of the flange.

By the pinv17 in the locking plate 13 the angle of rotationis limited. 3

In order to rotate the spindle 5 with the iron in the arm, the spindleis provided at the top end wit-h a handle 20. This handle 20 has abifurcated part 21, lying around the upper part of the sleeve 6. Thehandle may swing around a pin 22 fixed in a crosspiece 23 whichcrosspiece is welded to the sleeve 6. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on1111s IIII e V In the position illustrated in Fig. 1 the projection 24.-is fitting into one of the holes of the member 26 and the spindle andthe iron cannot be rotated. On lifting the handle 20, however, theprojection 2 lis removed from the hole and with the same handle 20 thespindle together with the iron may be rotated in any desired position.In lowering the handle the cam 24: may be placed into an other hole 25and the spindle is locked again in the arm.

The hollow spindle 5 is at the inside provided with a tube 27. At thetop of this tube the gas supply tube may be attached for heating theiron. If an electric heated iron is used i l n, .1,698,352

7 the hollow spindIe na benised for the p essa e of-theeondueti -Wire. OV

I c1aim-:- I n 1. A dev ce for suspendmg an lron from the movable arrnofan ironing machineyeomprisingavertioal spindle Withefiange shaped partat its lower side,1neans for supporting said spindlein a rotatableposition intsetd arm, means for attaching the iron to the 1 1 flangeshapedpzu-t ofr-thespindle, nieansdor rotating the-spindle andimeans"for fixing it at arious; angles in the movable arm.

2. A devioeflfon suspending an 11011 irony the movnblennn-of anironingmachine, eonn '15 prising a vertical hollow spindle with wflnnge shapedpart at its lower. side, adapted to be connected with the ix-"on, meansi011 suppoflt infg said spindle'in a rotatable positionin said V amn,means for rotating the spindle and 2:) means for hxing It at vanlousangles cm the mowable arm; n

, i 5 3. Adevioe for suspending an irOnfI-Qm;

themovableenm of .an inoningtmachine, 00111 pnislnge vertical spindle;means for supportlng SfllcLSPlIlCllG 1n a rotatable position 111 saidarm, Inea nsior eonneeting the iron Withthe 1 lower" end on saidspindle; zv enosspiece at tached tos did spindle at the topside, -L1ibifn r catedj handle eonneetedin hinged position with saidvcnosspiecenndzt projection on said handle adapted to fit into holes of 1 part of themovable "211 111.

mg; said spindleuin said arm;twahorizontall flange provided at the lowerend; of thespindle, a ring. encircling said flange and adaptedto beooupled thenewith,unleanslfor attaching the iron to said ring and: meansfor docking the rmjgto the flange. is p n testimony whereof I afiix mysignatu e.

HERMANUS FnANoIsoUs

